Navy/USMC
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Air ForceProcurement, Modernization Will Cover Most Of Expected Defense Budget Shortfall In FY2017
The Pentagon after releasing its fiscal year 2017 budget on Feb. 9 will find itself needing to come up with $22 billion to cover the difference between its request and […]
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Navy/USMCReport on LCS 5 Casualty Upcoming in Weeks Ahead
The Navy is wrapping up its investigation into the root cause of a combing gear casualty that led the USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) to be sidelined in December, and a report […]
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Air ForceF-35 Will Cross Atlantic For International Debut At U.K. Airshows It Missed In 2014
Two years later than originally planned, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has a green light to make its international debut this summer at two airshows in the United Kingdom. Short-takeoff, […]
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Air ForceNext President Will Grapple With Defense Acquisition Bow Wave, Study Finds
After years of stagnant Pentagon budgets, the next presidential administration will face a defense acquisition bow wave in the early 2020s and will need an influx of funding to pay […]
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ArmyArmy: Lockheed Martin Should Put Up $16 Million To Cover Losses If Oshkosh JLTV Work Halted
A halt in Joint Light Tactical Vehicle production, should Oshkosh [OSK] have to stop work under a federal court order, will cost the Army $3 million per month and add […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed to Offer LRASM for Navy’s Over the Horizon Missile Contest
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is positioning its Long Range Anti Ship Missile (LRASM) as a contender in the Navy’s over-the-horizon missile competition for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) frigate variant, a […]
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Air ForceSTRATCOM Commander: Time to Modernize Nuclear Triad
The head of U.S. Strategic Command on Friday tried to strike a balance between advocacy for the modernization of the United States’ nuclear triad and downplaying the nation’s diminished relationship […]
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Navy/USMCTextron Building First Unmanned Minehunting Boat For LCS
Textron [TXT] is currently constructing the first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) unit of an unmanned boat that is the basis for the Navy’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS), which […]
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Air ForceGrowth in Enemy Technology Drives SOCOM’s Laundry List of Requirements
Special operations component commanders on Wednesday detailed acquisition wish lists that included everything from new drones, precision guided munitions for small boats and laser weapons that can be mounted on […]
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Air ForceF-35 Features Potential For Over-Pressurized Fuel Tanks
The Defense Department last week took a step toward fixing a F-35 fuel system issue first discovered in late 2014. F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) spokesman Joe DellaVedova said Thursday […]